SIMULATED ATOMIC AND GAS WARFARE MANEUVERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400660005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 11, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT 3iaail?ted Atomio and
Qu Warfare Maneuvers
DATE OP INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
1. During the ?irlatod atamic sad gas warfare maneuvers in late Sspbsier 154,
appreslittoly. 10,000 troops of the klg riaa Arai font amly a theoretical
eaaety. The oar iteepties to this was for the short ported when the art
relieved a theoretical group of allied troops and a grump of 300.40 soldiery
representing the eaeq, were rooted frog a very well fortified ares (Dlalgo-
trayiti Pokhotai PPositsiij Coasters Iafaatry Positions), west of Twtmkoe
At this paint, the enemy had aaohine made trenches amd heavy msdd , gsa
emplaeemss~ts, which is what is referred to as "swporior teshaioal ogwLp-
msat", is previews reports an these msaeavers.
2. During the gas attach, or phase 1 of the aaaeuvers, the troops were alt
told speoifieally what gas was supposedly going to be used] they were
told only that their positions u siA be att etisd by Teohai Zhdaisheski
Teshtestva (Uquid Ohsmieal s stsaN s) ofd this substance was jpdn to be
sprayed. No is, code aws, slilbaia, or aip)i:mamse were anat. . The
warning for the gas attack was S.vw by w long soatiawoss blast of a
sires, plus the oral signals Zhdsiehesk? Opasaost (Chemical Danger).
During the maneuvers, nothing was said chest the effects whisk the gas would
hawsj hwmever, is the training school, alter the msaeuvers, the dud al
officer g thared the soldiers together by gmps and acquainted thss with
the ward t of area and the reactions which the humu body would have
to tkea. sine febrvsry.ll55, those'skomteal lessen
have boas increased among t e ps.
3. The gas attack was administered by a single aircraft, which flow over All
positions where the army was eoaeeatrated. his
plane was theoretically dropping gas bembae type
of airersft this was, but it resembled a er pum,, pm@LW a ALAtlo
larger, and was a sing]..-wing, s peepeller-drivua aircraft, not
a jet. This plane passed over thesttiess only coos. This gas attack
was siwalteaeously carried out against all military troops taldag part in
these maneuvers and covered an area 3 hilosstere long and 100 motors wide.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 11 October 1955
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REQUIREMENT
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4. No actual bombs or any other techniques were employed in order to represent
an actual gas attack. No actual spry techniques were used by the aircraft;
in order to demonstrate how the gone would look after an:attack, the chemical
officer took several small tree branches with leaves, dipped them into a pail
of water and gently sprinkled the Was until small droplets completely covered
thee. He than proceeded to instruct the soldiers in how to decontaminate the
5.
Members of the chemical crews more rubber suits, consisting of four parts
as follow s
a. d holast type 3.M.-I anti-gas mask;
b. Thibbe; one-piece coveralls (Gashterison), which fastened in front with
a sipper from the waist to the cellar. This suit had a high collar
(approximately 8 cm. wide), whisk when turned up lay over the gas mask
at the back of the head and in frost turned out to provide a nesting
place for the wearer's obis. This suit had long sleeves and was made
from a this, very pliable and flamdble rubber. It was very light weight
and the color was a dark gray. the .it. were
very solidly made and could be tors only if snagged by sane sharp object;
because of this the crew acted very freely with their suits. No rein-
forcing was obvious is the snits and they looked as though they were
made from pare rubber, with no other material used. There was as bolt,
elastic nor draw strings an the suit;
a. Gloves, reaching up to the shoulders and having five fingers, rather
than being the mitten type, were made of the same type of rubber and
were worn over the sleeves of the suit. The gloves appeared to be
slightly thinner than the coveralls, and were slightly lighter gray in
color;
d. Soaks, made from a special canvas--like material, were made large enough
to be worn over the wearer's boots and reached to just below the hmeea,
where they were fastened by a piece of cloth. These soaks had been
coated with a special kind of grease, which was yellow in ccler, and
appeared to be very soft and sticky; yet it did not nor off on the
hands when touched, and did not malt in the heat of the sun.
these suits were to be used for both gas and nuclear
atitacks. Each squad in the artillery units, which is usually composed of
nine mss, was supposed to be furnished with three of these snits. These
three suits were Leaned to certain of the soldiers in each squad. The
remainder of the troops were issued only 'threw-arrays capes, socks, and
gas casks. The capes were carried in the anti-gas mask bap, while the
socks were carried in their haversacks.
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